How many times have you been here? You're sitting in a class or meeting, frantically scribbling information on paper. In the moment, it seems manageable, but later...
- Your handwriting looks like ancient hieroglyphics
- Papers are scattered everywhere
- You wish you had a clean, professional PDF
- Those complex math equations? Good luck typing those up!
We've had OCR (Optical Character Recognition) tools for many decades. They're great for converting typed text, but what about:
- Mathematical equations?
- Scientific symbols?
- Complex diagrams?
- All those symbols you can't find on a standard keyboard?
But, the information is right there – just in the wrong format!
We've created what you've been waiting for: a sleek, minimalist webapp that automatically converts your handwritten documents into professional LaTeX files!
- Simple: Just upload or jot down your handwritten notes
- Smart: Recognizes complex mathematical notation
- Swift: Converts in seconds
- Stylish: Outputs clean, professional LaTeX documents
No more spending hours transcribing your notes. No more hunting for that elusive integral symbol. Just your thoughts, professionally formatted and ready to share!
Here's what makes AuToTeX tick:
- Django for the robust backend
- Bootstrap for slick styling
- HTML/CSS/JS to tie it all together
- LangChain + OpenAI API for the AI magic
- MathTex to compile our TeX
Syncing and Saving Uploaded Image Files: We struggled with managing edit histories and ensuring new edits were correctly compiled.
Dynamic Code Editor: Integrating an editable LaTeX interpreter required balancing real-time synchronization between frontend and backend interfaces.
Developed a solution that addresses real needs: Making online documents easier in a world that needs them!
Integrating AI: And it will only grow more helpful and popular!
Excelled in the UI design: Our team of mostly backend developers crushed it with a minmalist design. 😎
AI has fundamentaly changed creativity: Creating new products has never been easier. Learning new frameworks has never been easier. And the capabilities of AI have only grown more impressive.
We're all very optimistic about AI. The rate at which it has improved is truly mindblowing.
Expanding to more users: We truly believe our webapp will be useful for many outside of this hackathon and has many real world applications.
Syncing the Canvas and Code: Users should be able to bounce back and forth between debugging code and stylus 🖊️